Patents by Inventor Robert K. Foster

Robert K. Foster has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11214874
    Abstract: There is provided a method, system and computer program product to delayer a layer of a sample, the layer comprising one or more materials, in an ion beam mill by adjusting one or more operating parameters of the ion beam mill and selectively removing each of the one or more materials at their respective predetermined rates. There is also provided a method and system for obtaining rate of removal of a material from a sample in an ion beam mill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: TECHINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Robert K. Foster, Christopher Pawlowicz, Jason Abt, Ian Jones, Heinz Josef Nentwich
  • Publication number: 20200318242
    Abstract: There is provided a method, system and computer program product to delayer a layer of a sample, the layer comprising one or more materials, in an ion beam mill by adjusting one or more operating parameters of the ion beam mill and selectively removing each of the one or more materials at their respective predetermined rates. There is also provided a method and system for obtaining rate of removal of a material from a sample in an ion beam mill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Robert K. Foster, Christopher Pawlowicz, Jason Abt, Ian Jones, Heinz Josef Nentwich
  • Patent number: 10689763
    Abstract: There is provided a method, system and computer program product to delayer a layer of a sample, the layer comprising one or more materials, in an ion beam mill by adjusting one or more operating parameters of the ion beam mill and selectively removing each of the one or more materials at their respective predetermined rates. There is also provided a method and system for obtaining rate of removal of a material from a sample in an ion beam mill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: TECHINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Robert K. Foster, Christopher Pawlowicz, Jason Abt, Ian Jones, Heinz Josef Nentwich
  • Patent number: 10550480
    Abstract: There is provided a method, system and computer program product to delayer a layer of a sample, the layer comprising one or more materials, in an ion beam mill by adjusting one or more operating parameters of the ion beam mill and selectively removing each of the one or more materials at their respective predetermined rates. There is also provided a method and system for obtaining rate of removal of a material from a sample in an ion beam mill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: TECHINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Robert K. Foster, Christopher Pawlowicz, Jason Abt, Ian Jones, Heinz Josef Nentwich
  • Publication number: 20170096741
    Abstract: There is provided a method, system and computer program product to delayer a layer of a sample, the layer comprising one or more materials, in an ion beam mill by adjusting one or more operating parameters of the ion beam mill and selectively removing each of the one or more materials at their respective predetermined rates. There is also provided a method and system for obtaining rate of removal of a material from a sample in an ion beam mill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Robert K. Foster, Christopher Pawlowicz, Jason Abt, Ian Jones, Heinz Josef Nentwich
  • Publication number: 20170093966
    Abstract: Disclosed aspects manage a shared pool of configurable computing resources. A request to place an asset which has a set of threshold resource values is detected. A first arrangement for a set of dynamically-assigned resources is determined. The first arrangement includes a first assignment of at least a portion of the set of dynamically-assigned resources to a first host. The first host uses the first assignment to meet the set of threshold resource values. Accordingly, the first arrangement is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Robert K. Foster, Stephanie L. Jensen, Jeffrey W. Tenner, Pingping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170093742
    Abstract: Disclosed aspects manage a shared pool of configurable computing resources. A request to place an asset which has a set of threshold resource values is detected. A first arrangement for a set of dynamically-assigned resources is determined. The first arrangement includes a first assignment of at least a portion of the set of dynamically-assigned resources to a first host. The first host uses the first assignment to meet the set of threshold resource values. Accordingly, the first arrangement is established.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph W. Cropper, Robert K. Foster, Stephanie L. Jensen, Jeffrey W. Tenner, Pingping Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170089813
    Abstract: There is provided a method, system and computer program product to delayer a layer of a sample, the layer comprising one or more materials, in an ion beam mill by adjusting one or more operating parameters of the ion beam mill and selectively removing each of the one or more materials at their respective predetermined rates. There is also provided a method and system for obtaining rate of removal of a material from a sample in an ion beam mill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Robert K. Foster, Christopher Pawlowicz, Jason Abt, Ian Jones, Heinz Josef Nentwich
  • Patent number: 9534299
    Abstract: There is provided a method, system and computer program product to delayer a layer of a sample, the layer comprising one or more materials, in an ion beam mill by adjusting one or more operating parameters of the ion beam mill and selectively removing each of the one or more materials at their respective predetermined rates. There is also provided a method and system for obtaining rate of removal of a material from a sample in an ion beam mill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: TECHINSIGHTS INC.
    Inventors: Robert K. Foster, Christopher Pawlowicz, Jason Abt, Ian Jones, Heinz Josef Nentwich
  • Patent number: 8260925
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a data structure stores information about the number of client virtual I/O adapters, the number of possible destination VIOS hosts and the number of available slots on those hosts. The information is used to iteratively assign adapters to available slots of the VIOS hosts of the destination server to which a client partition is to be migrated. A method comprises testing the data structure to determine whether conditions exist that make allocation of the adapter to a VIOS host unquestionable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ping Chen, Robert K. Foster, Yiwei Li, Elizabeth A. Ruth
  • Patent number: 7953830
    Abstract: Generally speaking, systems, methods and media for detection and network reconfiguration upon changes in dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) IP addresses are disclosed. Embodiments of a method may include setting a renew time and a rebind time of a DHCP configuration and establishing an IP address with a first DHCP server. Embodiments may also include, after passage of the renew time, transmitting a renew request to the first DHCP server at its IP address and, in response to failure to receive an acknowledgement message from the first DHCP server, determining if the first DHCP server IP address is still valid. Embodiments may also include, in response to determining that the first DHCP server IP address is not still valid, retrieving a second, different DHCP server IP address from a network change event signal and configuring a network adapter based on the second DHCP server IP address.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert K. Foster, Ajay K. Mahajan, Charles A. McLaughlin, Hemlata N. Reddy
  • Publication number: 20100122124
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a data structure stores information about the number of client virtual I/O adapters, the number of possible destination VIOS hosts and the number of available slots on those hosts. The information is used to iteratively assign adapters to available slots of the VIOS hosts of the destination server to which a client partition is to be migrated. A method comprises testing the data structure to determine whether conditions exist that make allocation of the adapter to a VIOS host unquestionable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ping Chen, Robert K. Foster, Yiwei Li, Elizabeth A. Ruth
  • Publication number: 20080109539
    Abstract: Generally speaking, systems, methods and media for detection and network reconfiguration upon changes in dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) IP addresses are disclosed. Embodiments of a method may include setting a renew time and a rebind time of a DHCP configuration and establishing an IP address with a first DHCP server. Embodiments may also include, after passage of the renew time, transmitting a renew request to the first DHCP server at its IP address and, in response to failure to receive an acknowledgement message from the first DHCP server, determining if the first DHCP server IP address is still valid. Embodiments may also include, in response to determining that the first DHCP server IP address is not still valid, retrieving a second, different DHCP server IP address from a network change event signal and configuring a network adapter based on the second DHCP server IP address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2006
    Publication date: May 8, 2008
    Inventors: Robert K. Foster, Ajay K. Mahajan, Charles A. McLaughlin, Hemlata N. Reddy
  • Patent number: 4665510
    Abstract: A method for attenuating multiples in common depth point data whereby common depth point data is received and spike deconvolution maybe performed on the data. The data is constant velocity stacked and gap deconvolution is performed. The primary stack velocity is determined and all data having a velocity other than the primary stack velocity is muted. All scans within the constant velocity stack are composited. These composites are arranged in proper order and displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1985
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1987
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventors: Robert K. Foster, Gerald W. Tait